Took in some baby Iggies

[methos75]

Right now I let them drop to between 78 and 80 degrees at night

 

[kevinfleming21]

Romaine lettuce sprinkled with vitamins is a good idea.

 

[RiskEE]

Romaine lettuce sprinkled with vitamins is a good idea.

no thats a bad idea friend every type of lettuce is bad never feed them that go with kale, Collard greens, Dandelion greens, Mustard greens, and Watercress does are good greens mix does with culcium and vitemin

 

[RiskEE]

Right now I let them drop to between 78 and 80 degrees at night

this is how i would do it for the tank you got 95-100 for the basking 75 for the cool side and low 70s for night

 

[EricIvins]

in that 40 gal its not a good idea 2 have a 120 basking spot what do u think will happen to the cool side?

Ummmmm.....The cool side stays the same? You can make a 120 degree basking spot with a 30 watt indoor flood......Making a desirable basking spot with low wattage bulbs is a really easy thing to do, but I guess I don't know how to keep Iguanas.......After all, I only go through around a thousand a year........


Here's a hint - Raise the animal to the basking spot, not bring the basking spot to the animal.......

 

[RiskEE]

im just say for his sitution what out him buying a new light or branch of some sort.
i dont know way you would do the basking spot so high a 120? come on lol people do it that high yes but its a lil extrem in his case all my iggs have a basking spot of 110 the most sorry english is not my 1st languge im trying my best to explain myself.

 

[Mike D]

120 seems a little high to me for a green igg.. i keep mine around 100 never had any issues.. just sayin

 

[RiskEE]

120 seems a little high to me for a green igg.. i keep mine around 100 never had any issues.. just sayin

yea that seems perfect 100-105 is what i aim for

 

[A. gigas]

120 seems a little high to me for a green igg.. i keep mine around 100 never had any issues.. just sayin

I agree, for something like a Sav or Argus, or something of that nature, that lives in desert-like areas, 120 sounds good.. But for an iguana? I don't think the rainforests get quite that hot...

 

[coura]

no thats a bad idea friend every type of lettuce is bad never feed them that go with kale, Collard greens, Dandelion greens, Mustard greens, and Watercress does are good greens mix does with culcium and vitemin

That is true. Letuce is not a proibited food, if you get organic romain or even if you grow it yourself, however even then its just a ocasinal snack and I find it of litle relevance in the diet of young growing igs. Normal supermarket letuce is a waste of stomack space.